In Illinois, Honeywell is introducing an expanded portfolio of hydrotreating catalysts used to remove impurities and contaminants from petroleum and other refining feedstocks to produce cleaner-burning gasoline and diesel that meets new global emissions regulations. The addition of a range of hydrotreating catalysts expands Honeywell UOP’s line of catalysts, which are used to produce transportation […]
In Florida, Digest readers dethroned hydrotreating as the hottest biofuels processing technology, installing “Drop-in fuels produced from biomass, using catalytic reforming, or microbial conversion of sugars to diesel” as the new champion, as the 50 Hottest Companies in Bioenergy 2010-11 voting process got underway. Voting debuts each year with the annual Digest survey on the […]
In Connecticut, IAE International Aero Engines AG (IAE) has successfully tested the V2500 engine with 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at MTU Maintenance Hannover, Germany. IAE is a multinational consortium comprised of Pratt & Whitney, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, Pratt & Whitney Aero Engines International GmbH, Japanese Aero Engines Corporation and MTU Aero Engines […]
In China, CGTN reported that Junheng Biology, a private petrochemical enterprise located in central China’s Henan Province, has successfully converted kitchen waste oils into biodiesel and SAF with self-developed green and low-carbon biofuel technology. Accordding to the firm’s Executive Director Zhang Zhenhui, this initial achievement has been possible after five years of research and development. […]
Reaching high is something Mercurius is familiar with, especially with their REACH technology. Standing for renewable, acid-hydrolysis, condensation, hydrotreating, their REACH technology works at low temperature, low pressure and enzyme free. Drop-in hydrocarbon jet fuel and diesel fuel are their primary fuel products. Check out this Slide-Guide from his presentation by Eric Seck at ABLC […]
By: Mark Robertson Special to The Digest Renewable diesel (“RD”) and sustainable aviation fuel (“SAF”) can be produced by hydrotreating virtually any type of biogenic feedstock lipid (oil). In processes involving hydrotreated esters and fatty acids (“HEFA” processes), the most common feedstocks are animal fats, waste greases, and vegetable oils, which are made up mostly […]
By Steven Slome, Jia Ming Ong and Matthew Morton Special to The Digest For a more in depth discussion, please see our recent whitepaper. The View from 10,000 ft Over the last decade, aviation transport’s growing contribution to anthropogenic climate change has been acknowledged by both the industry and major governments, and ambitious goals have […]
Nine days ago, in the story “Molecules for Christmas,” Dr. Brian Westlake opined that “the answers to all your questions are in the forest” and further evidence of his prescience arrives this week from Virginia City, Nevada, where Comstock Fuels unveiled a remarkable partnership, investment and pathway to drop-in renewable fuels focused in this announce […]
By Tim Obitts, CEO & Dr. Derek Vardon, CTO, Alder Renewables Special to The Digest Tl;dr: Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) produced from miscanthus Alder Renewable Crude (ARC) can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 110% compared to conventional fossil jet fuel.* A purpose-grown energy crop, miscanthus can store roughly half of the carbon it removes from […]
A recent DOE project aims to Develop a technology pathway to convert woody biomass into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and other biogenic products via catalytic fast pyrolysis (CFP) and hydrotreating. This research opens pathways for SAF production from forest resources and woody wastes, of which there are 133 million dry tons per year. ChemCatBio’s Michael […]
